When the comedian has to weigh up entertainment against hurting people’s feelings, he says he’ll pick entertainment every time
As we walk down the top end of Collins Street, past the Rolex store on one side and Gucci boutique on the other, approaching the theatre bearing massive photos of his face, Tom Gleeson is describing how out of touch he is.
“A mate of mine once said to me, ‘Everyone thinks you’re really relatable because you come from the country or whatever but you’re not relatable at all. You never had a real job. You’ve worked in the arts your whole life. You’ve never really had to set your alarm for a job. This idea that you’re somehow this regular Australian guy is just so not true.’”